Sense Sonnet - Acher

Survivor

I was a teenage runaway.

New York City streets I called home.

My own family was okay.

I just thought it was cool to roam.

Hooked up with a guy I found out

Was founder of Covenant House,

Meant to help runaways no doubt.

But this guy was really a louse,

Pretending to be man of God,

But a predator he did be.

He was holier than thou fraud,

And made a victim out of me.

Covenant House survived this guy.

Very thankfully so did I.